Note 11 — Chapter II · HISTORIC.
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It is the same to-day that it was in 1540,—a place of great strength; and the Mesa can be ascended only by the artificial road. The houses on top are of adobes, one and two stories in height. Water is brought from the valley below by the women in jars of earthenware, which they balance on their heads with wonderful ease as they ascend the high steps and ladders. The present population numbers not over four hundred souls.